Housefull franchise is Bollywood's biggest comedy franchise which started with Akshay Kumar and Ritiesh Deshmukh and later many joined the star cast. Now Akshay Kumar has announced Housefull 5, the fifth installment in the comedy franchise.
He said the film will have ‘five times the madness’. It will be directed by Tarun Mansukhani and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala. His tweet confirmed the return of Ritiesh Deshmukh, but the rest of the cast is yet to be revealed. It will release in theatres around Diwali next year.
Sharing a poster announcement of the same, Akshay wrote on Instagram, “Get ready for FIVE times the madness! Bringing to y'all #SajidNadiadwala’s #Housefull5 Directed by @Tarunmansukhani. See you in cinemas on Diwali 2024! @Riteishd @NGEMovies @WardaNadiadwala.”
Akshay and Ritiesh have remained a constant in the Housefull movies. The first and second parts were directed by Sajid Khan, the third by Sajid-Farhad jointly and the fourth by only Farhad Samji. Now the fifth part is to be directed by Dostana fame Tarun Mansukhani.